:bulletpink: What?

It's a database of ideas containing 133 species and 78 concepts to allow for a massive 10,374 possible unique characters!

:bulletpink: Why?

As a replacement for pulling names out of a hat! To introduce overlooked wildlife and present a new challenge for artists with creative block, drawing something you may never have considered before. Have a lol and beat a bit of boredom!

:bulletpink: Who?

This is suitable for anyone! (It also works just fine on mobile devices) The obvious appeal is for anthropomorphic lovers, but your own art style will dictate how useful this page is. Cartoonists may find a hilarious character situation, realism artists may only wish to use the suggested animal etc. Make your own challenge, this is ideal for anyone looking for an excuse to research new animals and practice quick concepts.


:star: Some examples so far! Show us your creations! :star:

Rhinocerous Mage
Fossa Elder
Brachiosaurus Gunner
Puffin Archaeologist
...
Whilst many of you will already know of this, I felt it a suitable subject for a journal post for the rest of us animal-lovers still in the dark!

"The government of Tanzania is planning to build a major commercial highway across the Serengeti National Park.

Scientists sincerely believe that the road will have disastrous effects on the entire ecosystem. The north parts of the Serengeti and Masai Mara are critical for the wildebeest and zebra migration and is the only permanent year-round water source for these herds. Calculations show that if wildebeest were cut off from these critical areas, the population would likely decline from 1.3 million animals to about 200,000.

This is not a track or a road — it’s a high speed highway for trucks that could eventually reach hundreds a day. Traffic will inevitably grow more and more frequent, invasive, and damaging as time goes on."


The link below contains maps, ecological data and a petition for anyone interested in taking part :) There's also a Facebook group linked in for those wanting to be kept updated that way.





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:bulletblue: Inbox Floods? :bulletblue:
As members grow, so will submissions! Here's how to stop recieving all notifications for every image put in the group, for those who don't already know ;)
* Click the dropdown 'Friends' tab at the top right - There's a button at the bottom "Add / Remove"
* Find 'Animal-Illustration' and click the green tick under the 'deviations' column.
* Now, to see any new images submitted to the group you can check back at your own leisure ;)
* We strongly reccommend you stay subscribed to our JOURNALS - This will be the only way to keep you updated on activities & submission changes!


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Happy New Year everyone! :la: Hope you're all looking forward to a fun & productive 2011
Also, Happy Anniversary to us as we've now been established for one whole year! I'd like to take such an opportunity to thank you all once again for joining! Also, thanks for submitting such great standards of work and for being truly lovely people, none of you have ever given us reason to fret :giggle:
In reflection, please do feel free to give me any feedback on this group, whether it be something you like or dislike! We're here to help you with your work ;)


:iconfoxywhatplz: NEW ART FOLDER? :iconfoxywhatplz:

Considering adding one more folder for you to submit to! It would be called Animal Challenge...
This folder would have a specific animal every month or so & we would let you know when the subject changes. So! Here you could submit only pictures of that month's animal. Simply to inject some variety and provide inspiration for those wanting something new to draw!

Please give your thoughts on this =D Do we have enough folders already? Would you want to use this new folder? Would this generate too many of our journals in your inbox?
If you guys seem negative towards this, we'll keep the group the same :3 If some of you like the idea/no feedback is recieved, I'll give it a try anyway!


:iconfoxyloveplz: UPDATE: Our 'Featured' folder :iconfoxyloveplz:

animal-illustration.deviantart…
Take another look at a small sample of our group works! Teehee. The featured image is changed every Sunday and it's always hard to pick just one! ^^; Anyways! On the left I have added a quick guide to Daily Deviations. Many images in our gallery have been awarded them and if you see any you'd like to suggest, you can find the info here!


:iconfoxyfavplz: Fun Fact :iconfoxyfavplz:

senka.deviantart.com/art/Moluk…
At the end of a year it's always nice to look back on our old work... Well! I looked waaay back to find the VERY FIRST animal which was chosen as a DD.
This beauty was submitted to DA back in 2001 and managed to make the spotlight at a time when DDs featured mostly WinAmp skins =/ It only got 43 faves. Oh how times have changed!


:points: Donations :points:

faelourn.deviantart.com/
For anyone who has some 'leftover' points after the Xmas spending spree, we're still collecting them to use for future contest prizes and even supergroup status! You can find the box just a short scroll down my front page ;) Thank you to everyone who's supported us last year! <3





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:bulletblue: Inbox Floods? :bulletblue:
As members grow, so will submissions! Here's how to stop recieving all notifications for every image put in the group, for those who don't already know ;)
* Click the dropdown 'Friends' tab at the top right - There's a button at the bottom "Add / Remove"
* Find 'Animal-Illustration' and click the green tick under the 'deviations' column.
* Now, to see any new images submitted to the group you can check back at your own leisure ;)
* We strongly reccommend you stay subscribed to our JOURNALS - This will be the only way to keep you updated on activities & submission changes!


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Here's a small anthro-related feature for you all to enjoy, as part of the contest prize for: news.deviantart.com/article/13…
And do take a look at the original winner's thread featuring those with an Honorable mention: news.deviantart.com/article/13…
Now, on to the pictures! :la:


:spotlight-left: WINNER :spotlight-right:
:icongoldendruid:
Eton's Sunset
"They managed every trait, which is amazing in and of itself. The composition is gorgeous and I love the lighting."
"Another favorite! I can just keep looking at this and see new things and new details every single time. Looking at the list of traits I found even more of 'em. Superb work!"
"The fact the artist has decided to take each trait from the list (as well as some they've made themselves) and somehow managed to achieve it is very impressive. They seem to have taken a long time planning the character and his back story. The image is also visually fantastic!"



:star: 2nd :star:
:iconsilverfox5213:
Yes?
"Alone the fact that this is a turtle makes me love this entry, mainly because it seems (to me) to be rarely used for anthro characters.
And the whole "failed artist" athmosphere is perfectly shown here. My personal fav!"
"This also grabbed my attention instantly. First the adorable character, the cute kitten, fella.. Lovely style as well!"
"This is just so cute! You can get an idea of this character and which traits it encompasses even before you read the description. I love all the little details in the image, which is beautifully done."



:star: 3rd :star:
:iconsuzannedcapleton:
Dr. M. Leboyer
"I love the way this drawing is set up, it's like a character shot you would see in comic strip to introduce a villain. I also like how the sketch lines are still on the character, it looks a little crude and matches the mood of the picture very well."
"My personal favorite of the bunch. I loved it from the second I saw it, but when I read the description I started noticing even more details that I hadn't seen at first. A zombie doctor with the most adorable kitten on his shoulders, holding a dA print.. the cute glasses.. the cut off arm. It's just epic."




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:bulletblue: Inbox Floods? :bulletblue:
As members grow, so will submissions! Here's how to stop recieving all notifications for every image put in the group, for those who don't already know ;)
* Click the dropdown 'Friends' tab at the top right - There's a button at the bottom "Add / Remove"
* Find 'Animal-Illustration' and click the green tick under the 'deviations' column.
* Now, to see any new images submitted to the group you can check back at your own leisure ;)
* We strongly reccommend you stay subscribed to our JOURNALS - This will be the only way to keep you updated on activities & submission changes!


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:star: WINNER :star:
:iconamandadahamster:
Remi in the Deep, Cool Blue
Everything in this image is the essence of 'cool'! It's nice to see an anthro-themed entry that features such a cute animal, which is very neatly coloured. Well done!


:star: 2nd :star:
:icondanielegrigo:
Blue Cheetah
A literal taking of our theme coupled with great detail skills and care with anatomy. The simple but considered background hasn't overpowered this delicate animal :3


:star: 3rd :star:
:iconxia0ting:
Just one more...
Simple, but filled with carefully observed little details. Xiao has a delicate touch to her pictures and this has given the edge to an equally delicate, well studied bird.


:bulletgreen::bulletgreen::bulletgreen: Commendable! :bulletgreen::bulletgreen::bulletgreen:

RainbowReptile & BKMirrow
Deep Blue Sea & A Kingfisher
We simply couldn't leave these 2 entries out! Equally worthy winners will each be recieving 5 points for taking the time to create these fun images for our contest! Great to see a prehistoric animal entered and a lively, digital depiction of the beautiful kingfisher. A big thank you for your entries!


Winners will be notified personally.
Our participating affiliates will also be advertising our winners, and the entries will be copied to our gallery!
Whilst there wasn't enough of you to constitute a News Article, we appreciate every effort and the skills that went into the participating images! =D Hopefully you'll all enjoy your point prizes and get the extra faves you deserve!

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:bulletblue: Inbox Floods? :bulletblue:
As members grow, so will submissions! Here's how to stop recieving all notifications for every image put in the group, for those who don't already know ;)
* Click the dropdown 'Friends' tab at the top right - There's a button at the bottom "Add / Remove"
* Find 'Animal-Illustration' and click the green tick under the 'deviations' column.
* Now, to see any new images submitted to the group you can check back at your own leisure ;)
* We strongly reccommend you stay subscribed to our JOURNALS - This will be the only way to keep you updated on activities & submission changes!


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